Education & Training
Wildlife Control Officers and Pest Management Professionals have special educational and training needs. Trapping wild animals, using pesticides and other chemical treatments, and the use of lethal techniques for wildlife control all require special training. In addition, many techniques for wildlife control are subject to local, state, and federal regulations.
Below is a list of technical materials, training workshops, and links to various regulatory agencies that can assist professionals performing their jobs.
General
You will find current and past conferences and workshops listed here. We maintain past conferences as they can be helpful in finding relevant experts and papers.
Vertebrate Pest Conference--Bi-annual meeting (even numbered years). The grandfather conference in the wildlife damage management field.
Wildlife Damage Management Conference--Bi-annual meeting (odd numbered years). Sponsored by the Wildlife Society's Wildlife Damage Management Working Group.
Oct 18-22, 2004Second Rodent Summit, NWRC, Fort Collins, CO. DOC
USDA Symposia--variety of wildlife topics
Nat'l. Urban Animal Mgt. Conf. Proceedings--Australia
USDA National Wildlife Research Center Symposia PDF
Wildlife Control Seminars--NWCOA & WCT Magazine
Chemical Capture Training
Chemical Immobilization Seminars-Safecapture
Wildlife Handling & Chem. Immobilization--Global Wildlife Res.
Rodent Control
The 3rd International Conference on Rodent Biology and Management (ICRBM) will be held at Thang Loi Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam, from Monday 28 August to Friday 1, September 2006. Accommodation website:www.thangloitourhtl.com.vn
American Society of Mammalogists-631 mammal species descriptions (pdf) in great detail.
Animal Attack Search page
Conservation Management Institute--Virginia Tech Bio Survey
Coyotebytes.org--A database for coyote attacks.
Invasive Species Information Clearing House--U.S. Govt.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
MSDS sheets of Bonide Products
National Pesticide Information Center--Oregon State Univ.
Find a Conservation Organization-Directory by NWF
Pesticide Education Resources-Univ. of Nebraska A comprehensive list of materials related to all
aspects of pesticide use.
Pesticide Information--InterNat'l Society for Pest Information
Professional Wildlife Control Associations--A List
Wildlife Handling Global Database-Conserv. Mngmt Inst. p.3 PDF
Pest Management Principles--Mississippi State University
Pesticide Applicator's Manuals--Michigan State University
Nuisance Wildlife Control Officers: A Training Manual NYS DEC Training Manual for Licensed Wildlife Control Officers
Vertebrate Animal Pest Control Study Manual--Utah State Pesticide Applicators
Laws & Regulations Click Laws
ICWDM-E-zine--Free monthly newsletter detailing the
improvements to the ICWDM.org site.
To subscribe send an e-mail message to: LISTSERV@UNL.EDU
In the Message Field (NOT Subject): SUBSCRIBE ICWDM
Critter Chatter- Free monthly e-zine published by Critter Control
Franchises
WCORadio--Free monthly newsletter for Wildlife Control Professionals
AVMA 2000 Report on Euthanasia
Animal Rights.net--anti-animal rights group
Guidelines for Agricultural Pesticide Equipment--United Nations Agriculture Org.
Pesticide Testing and Wildlife--Purdue Univ. PDF
Pesticides & Prevention--Purdue University PDF
Pesticides & the Law--Purdue University PDF
Public Health Pest Control Manual--University of Florida
THEORY--Ethics, Philosophy, Stakeholder Conflicts etc.
The Great Hilton Head Deer Debate--University of Georgia---Contact
Wildlife Damage Theory--Mississippi State University
Research Methodology
Infrared Camera Survey Methods-Mississippi State Univ.
Electrical Safety by Tim Christie WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES (videos don't load)
Animal Taxonomy and Habits--U of MI Museum of Zoology
The Electronic Zoo
DEER
Great Hilton Head Deer Debate--Univ. of Georgia
RACCOON
World Wide Raccoon Web Site
RATS & MICE
CSIRO CSE Australia Research Organization--Excellent information on rodent management
Rodent IPM in Schools--Univ. of Nebraska PDF
REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
King Snake.Com--Reptile Hobbyists Portal
Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles--Scholarly
Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation--Portal of Information & Contacts
SKUNK
MSDS--Neutroleum Alpha
Fur Taker's College--Purdue Univ.
MSC/Diploma, Wildlife Mgt & Control--Univ. of Reading, U.K.
Principles of Wildlife Mngmt. Course--Oregon State Univ.
Wildlife Damage Inspection Course--Online by Stephen Vantassel, CWCP
Wildlife Science Courses (Undergrad)--New Mexico State Univ.
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